Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Hôtel Méditerranée €
( 04 90 97 82 09; www.hotel-mediterranee. camargue.fr; 4 av Frédéric Mistral; d
without/with bathroom €42/55, tr/q €75/80; mid-Mar-Sep; )
Handily located in the
centre of town is one of the cheapest and most charming accommodations options, fes-
tooned with flowerpots. Simple rooms that are seconds from the sea.
HOTEL
FARM PENSION
L'Auberge Cavalière €€
( 04 90 97 88 88;
www.aubergecavaliere.com
; rte d'Arles (D570); d €145-190, tr
€145-180; )
This well-maintained complex of purpose-built thatched-roof
cowboy cottages strung along a lake edge woos folks with manicured grounds, pool and a
fine
restaurant
(
www.aubergecavaliere.com
; rte d'Arles [D570]; menus €32-38)
with
homemade bread, bull steaks and biodynamic produce. Find it set back from the D570
1.5km north of Stes-Maries de la Mer.
Eating
La Cabane aux Coquillages €
(rue Théodore Aubanel; menus from €18.50; lunch & dinner daily Mar-Nov)
This
pocket-sized fish shop has crates of crustaceans piled high inside and a gaggle of sea-blue
chairs outside. A glass of dry white and half-a-dozen oysters costs a mere €8.50.
SEAFOOD
SEAFOOD
Lou Santen €
( 06 30 17 32 49; 21 rue Sadi Carnot; mains €9-15; May-mid-Sep)
Rebuilt each
summer for the new season, this beach restaurant is shaded by a typical reed
loupio
. The
catch of the day can feel pricey but stick to a finger-licking bowl of
moules frîtes
(mussels
and chips) and value is guaranteed.
Information
Tourist Office
( 04 90 97 82 55;
www.saintesmaries.com
; 5 av Van Gogh;
9am-7pm)
Guided walking tours (€7) depart 2pm Tuesday and Friday.
